"an electric trolling motor is a great way to get around on the lake or a mellow estuary. I've got a 35# thrust 12 volt and a 71# 24 volt rip tide. Both motors are minn kota's. The 71 has a longer shaft than the 35 but both do the job with…"
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Trolling Motors
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Started this discussion. Last reply by mitchell Aug 2, 2011.
River Maps
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Started this discussion. Last reply by mitchell Jul 30, 2009.
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Jonathan Clarke replied to Brian Greenfield's discussion Trolling Motors
"I used an old MinnKota 35 lb. thrust trolling motor on my 14' Tatman in slow sections of rivers for a short period of time. The shaft was plenty long enough and it moved the boat along okay, but everything else about it was painful. …"
Brian Greenfield might attend Randy Dersham's event
5th Annual McKenzie River Wooden Boat Festival at Eagle Rock Lodge, on the McKenzie River, Oregon
April 24, 2010 from 11am to 5pm
5th ANNUAL McKENZIE RIVER WOODEN BOAT SHOW
Brian Greenfield commented on Brian Greenfield's photo
August 2009 006
"Thanks Mike. It is easily removable. Nice to have as three adults can fish a lake comfortably (or a family of four as we have), easy to remove if you want to pack extra gear for an overnight float."
Mike Dearing commented on Brian Greenfield's photo
August 2009 006
"I really like the rear seat in your boat. I have not put one in mine cause I like to keep it open for hauling gear back there if I have to. But it looks like you could make this type of seat removable.
Mike"
Brian Greenfield replied to Randy Dersham's discussion How about a 2010 calendar of Wooden Boat People photographs
"I don't think I have any worthy photographs, I'll check, but I would most certainly purchase this calendar. Great idea...!"
mitchell replied to Brian Greenfield's discussion River Maps
"There is a Deschutes River Guide book available. It's very detailed. I'm pretty sure the publisher is Amato.
A good first over niter float is from Warm Springs to Trout Creek on the Deschutes."
sanderson replied to Brian Greenfield's discussion River Maps
"Soggy Sneakers is a good book with maps and details about almost every river in Oregon and some in Washington."
Brian Greenfield posted a discussion
River Maps
I recently finished a scratch built 16' double ender from Rodgers book. A friend is also building a boat. We are river novices and are trying to learn the ropes on local Portland rivers, Sandy/Clack.Question: We want to plan a multi day trip down a NW river in a year or so. Does anyone know of a place to get detailed river maps that would list such things as launch sites, rapids, places to camp along the way, fishing, best times of the year to float, etc...? We want a relatively calm river (no…See More
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- At 7:02am on October 17, 2009,
Roger Fletcher said… - Greetings, Brian. Glad to see that you are engaged with this group and that you are enjoying the boat. Seeing you and your son on the oars takes me back many years to my gilrs and their love for the boats, rivers and river running. They never got into the fishing, but ther sure became excellent
oars(wo)men. Enjoy, and be very safe... .
- At 9:33am on February 28, 2009,
Greg Hatten said… - Hi Brian,
Welcome to the boat site and all the "wood chatter"... hope you enjoy. Good luck on the transom.
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